Day 14 (PM) - X2 Ab Ripper & Chest + Back + Balance

I got home from work tonight and got myself changed and got my workout done.  Ab Ripper is definitely getting easier to handle now that I'm doing it twice/week.  I also did better on the pullups and pushups tonight, but that may be because I took my time and did it while catching up on a recorded TV show.  No rushing involved.  Tomorrow it's back to the gym in the AM.

Day 14 (AM) - 45 minutes on ArcTrainer

Work has been nuts and has been consuming all of my time and energy lately.  I finally had the energy to get out of bed this morning (and that was after some internal debate happened).  I hit the ArcTrainer and did 45 minutes of hill climb alternating between level 7 and level 10.  Total burn was 650 calories.

Day 13 (AM) - Weights and ArcTrainer

This morning I decided to spend more time on the weights than on the cardio, so I did three sets of the normal weights routine instead of 2 and then did the last 15 minutes on the ArcTrainer.  To change things up a bit I decided to do a strength training program on the ArcTrainer called Burst, where it's 30 seconds at a lower include with mid-level resistance and then 15 seconds with steep incline and high resistance.  I was amazed at how quickly that got me into a full-on dripping sweat.  I'll need to include that in my routine more often.

Day 12 (PM) - X2 Chest + Back + Balance

I got home from work tonight and did my 30 minutes of the second half of this X2 workout.  I've been feeling some tendonitis in my left elbow, so I decided to wear some extra compression bands on my left arm.  That seemed to help some, but was pretty limiting on my mobility for pull-ups.  I'm doing well with my eating today.  The cafeteria served a "power" lunch for grilled chicken breast Quinoa, Greens and beets.  I'm not a huge fan of beets, but it beats a burger :-)

Day 12 (AM) - Weights and ArcTrainer (30 minutes)

I was feeling a bit of pain in my left elbow tendon, so I opted to skip the P90X2 workout last night.  I did some weights this morning and then did 30 minutes on the ArcTrainer.  I do the Hill Climb routine on it and it's pretty effective at working up a sweat in 30 minutes.

Day 11 (AM) - 5 mile treadmill run

I got in a good run on the treadmill this morning.  It's been quite a while since I've been able to run 5 miles, so I'm pretty excited about that.  Now I need to work on the time.  My goal is to get this down to 45 minutes or better.  I suspect my legs may be a bit sore tomorrow.

Day 10 (PM) - X2 Ab Ripper & Chest + Back + Balance

I was thinking about skipping tonight because I had to run my wife's car in for an appt. tonight and by the time I got home I wasn't feeling it.  But, I rested for 5 minutes then got after it.  I figure the muscle aren't going to return without some effort.  I did Ab Ripper and was okay on that (no big change there), but I did better with the chin-ups and pushups tonight.  I just need to keep going and get in these evening workouts.  They're definitely helping.  Eating was not great again today.  My weakness were those blasted Girl-scout cookies at work.